Home Sweet Huntingdon
Welcomes New Hawks
On Tuesday, June 17, Huntingdon welcomed over 150 new Hawks and their families and friends to the nest. New students visited campus to prepare for their fall check-in and orientation. This session was the first of three Home Sweet Huntingdon events scheduled in June and July. Click here to view the online photo album of the event.
If you are a new Hawk and have not completed your online forms or registered to attend a Home Sweet Huntingdon, click here to view the Enrollment Checklist.
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Huntingdon Alumni and Student Honored with AWF Conference Awards
Last week at the 2025 Alabama-West Florida UMC Annual Conference, three Huntingdon alumni and one current student were honored with awards for their contributions and dedication to ministry. Congratulations to these outstanding individuals.
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Rev Rhett Butler '13
Rev. Rhett Butler '13 received the Francis Asbury Award. This award honors individuals making significant contributions to higher education and campus ministries within The United Methodist Church at the local, district, or conference level.
Rhett is currently the Dean of the Chapel at Huntingdon College.
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Eva Ellenburg '25
Eva Ellenburg '25 was the Lay category winner of the Harry Denman Evangelism Award. This award celebrates clergy, laity, and youth who exhibit exceptional ministry in evangelism, bringing people into a life-transforming relationship with Jesus Christ.
This fall, Eva will be attending Candler School of Theology to pursue her Master of Divinity.
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Rev. Emily Dueitt Kincaid '06
Rev. Emily Dueitt Kincaid '06 received the BeUMC Clergy Award. The award was a new addition to this year's conference. The honor was given to a layperson, clergy, and church who embody #BeUMC-living the Wesleyan heritage, the power of connection, and Christ's call to love and serve.
Emily is currently serving as the Executive Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Pensacola.
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Harper Parkes '28
Harper Parkes '28 was the Youth category winner of the Harry Denman Evangelism Award. This award celebrates clergy, laity, and youth who exhibit exceptional ministry in evangelism, bringing people into a life-transforming relationship with Jesus Christ.
Harper is a rising sophomore at Huntingdon College. She is a member of the Presidential Scholars and is active in Campus Ministries.
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Huntingdon Celebrates Campus Updates in 2024-2025 Year
A number of Huntingdon College facilities received enhancements and improvements in the 2024-2025 academic year. The extensive list includes additions to campus housing offerings, and improvements to athletic venues and facility infrastructure. Huntingdon College President Anthony Leigh celebrated the investments made in facilities in the previous year.
“Through the Heart of Huntingdon Facilities Campaign and the Campaign for Champions initiative sponsored each year by our athletic teams, Huntingdon has been blessed by tremendous charitable giving by alumni and friends of the College that has fueled enhancements and additions to campus facilities. Whether we are growing residential occupancy, preserving historic academic spaces, or creating a better experience for our student-athletes, all of these projects have made Huntingdon a better place to live, learn, and play.”
Click here to view the list of campus projects.
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Men's and Women's Soccer
Gear Up for the 2025 Season
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With Head Coach Katie Williams at the helm for her first full season, Huntingdon Women's Soccer has announced their Fall 2025 slate of games.
"We have an exciting mix of returners and incoming freshmen that make us really excited about the direction of this program," shared Williams. "This group has put a lot of work in over the past two seasons, and we can't wait to be back on the field and have the opportunity to continue to grow as a team this fall."
The Hawks open up their season with three consecutive home games, leading things off with a match against the United States Sports University on August 30th before following up with matches against Millsaps and Wiley and September 3rd and 6th.
Click here to read more.
Click here to view the Women's season schedule.
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As new Head Coach Robert Spain prepares for his inaugural season leading Huntingdon College's Men's Soccer Team, the program has announced the slate of games for their upcoming campaign.
"We're all excited to get the ball rolling in the fall," Spain shared about the Fall season. "We feel like we are taking the necessary steps to add challenges to the schedule, increasing both the quantity and quality of games. Everyone in this program knows that we are extremely hungry to take steps forward, and we're eager to get together in pre-season to begin working hard as a collective and build positive momentum."
Click here to read more.
Click here to view the Men's season schedule.
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Huntingdon's Cassidy Campbell and Mandy Cannon Receive NCAA
Post Graduate Scholarships
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At the conclusion of the 2024-2025 Academic Year, Cassidy Campbell and Mandy Cannon, both recent student-athlete graduates of Huntingdon College, were recognized with NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships.
Cassidy Campbell, a member of the Hawks Women's Basketball team, was named a recipient of the NCAA Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship. The starting second baseman for Huntingdon's Softball team this past season, Mandy Cannon, has received the NCAA Women's Enhancement Scholarship.
Both women were invited to attend and participate in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum 2025 at the end of May.
Click here to read more about these outstanding Hawks.
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Huntingdon's Chloe Parets
Named World Team Member Alternate
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While most athletes might be looking for a time of rest and recovery following their first season of collegiate wrestling, Huntingdon's Chloe Parets had her eyes set on a much larger prize.
A dual citizen of the United States and Colombia, Chloe traveled to Bogotá, Colombia, in early June, with the opportunity to train and compete in the U20 National Championship (Campeonato Nacional U20), hosted by the Nariño Olympic Wrestling League (Liga Nariñense De Lucha Olimpica), wrestling 57kg (roughly 125 lbs). This national championship serves as a PanAmerican Qualifier, meaning that the winner of the 57kg class will be a Colombian World Team Member, and will go on to the U20 PanAmerican Championships in Lima, Peru this July.
Click here to read more.
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May Alumni News
Hawks, the May Alumni News is now online.
Click here to read the May updates or to catch up on past months and years.
Alumni, if you have news to share or need to update your contact information or address to stay connected to Huntingdon, complete the online form to update the Alumni Office.
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Greek Recruitment
Registration is Now Open
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Huntingdon Class of 2025
Email Reminder
Huntingdon Class of 2025, this is a friendly reminder that your @hawks email is only available until November 7, 2025.
As you set up your new email address, remember to share it with the Huntingdon Alumni Office and the Huntingdon News so we can keep you up-to-date on the Huntingdon happenings and alumni events.
Click here to complete the online form to update your information.
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Huntingdon Magazine Summer 2025
The Summer 2025 edition of the Huntingdon Magazine is now online.
Click here to view this publication and back issues to 2001.
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Independence Day
College offices will be closed.
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Huntingdon College
1500 East Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106
www.huntingdon.edu
Laura Tyree Brelsford '05,
Assistant Vice President of Alumni Engagement and Public Relations
hcnews@hawks.huntingdon.edu 334.833.4563
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